Welcome to your Drainage (Quiz)
1. Why are most Peninsular rivers seasonal?
2. What is the total length of the Ganga river?
3. Which drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
4. Which tributary is NOT part of the Indus river system?
5. What is the Meghna River formed by?
6. The Sambhar lake in Rajasthan is an example of which type of lake?
7. Where does the river Krishna originate?
8. Which of the following rivers forms the Sundarban Delta?
9. What is the world's largest drainage basin?
10. Where does the Brahmaputra take a 'U' turn to enter India?
11. Where does the Indus River rise?
12. The largest saltwater lake in India is located in which state?
13. Which is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a total length of 2900 km?
14. What is the primary goal of the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)?
15. Which river has the largest drainage basin in India?
16. What separates two drainage basins?
17. Where does the Ganga emerge onto the plains?
18. Which river forms the world’s largest riverine island?
19. At which point does the Ganga River bifurcate?
20. What causes streams to flow in different directions from a central peak?
21. A rectangular drainage pattern develops on which type of terrain?
22. What type of drainage pattern is exhibited by the Ganga River System?
23. Where does the Narmada River rise?
24. In which state does the Tapi River rise?
25. Which states in India are part of the Indus river basin?
26. Which lake is formed by the damming of a river for hydropower?
27. What is the main cause of river pollution in India?
28. Which city is located on the water divide between the Indus and Ganga river systems?
29. Which characteristic is true for Peninsular rivers?
30. Which action plan was launched to address river pollution in India?
31. How many towns are targeted under the NRCP for pollution abatement works?
32. Under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), how many interstate rivers are covered?
33. When was the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I declared closed?
34. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
35. What type of drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree?
36. What percentage of the Indus river system's water can India use according to the Indus Water Treaty (1960)?
37. The Brahmaputra is known as what in Tibet?
38. What are the names of the two headwaters of the Ganga?
39. Which of the following rivers forms an estuary?
40. The ‘Marble Rocks’ near Jabalpur are associated with which river?
41. The Sundarban Delta is named after which tree?
42. Which distributary of the Ganga flows southwards through the deltaic plains to the Bay of Bengal?
43. The Kaveri river creates which famous waterfall?
44. What is the approximate length of the Krishna River?
45. What is the Brahmaputra called when it enters Arunachal Pradesh?
46. Which river is known as Jamuna in Bangladesh?
47. What percentage of the world's surface is covered by water?
48. Which tributary of the Kaveri river is known for its hydroelectric potential?
49. Name two rivers of Peninsular India that flow westward.
50. Which river is also known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
51. Which tributaries of the Brahmaputra cause annual floods in the northern plains?
52. Which is the largest Peninsular river?
53. What type of lake is the Chilika Lake?
54. In which country does the mainstream of the Ganga enter after Farakka?
55. Which major tributary of the Ganga meets it at Allahabad?
